SimuCUBE is Getting an Official Support for Wireless Steering Wheels

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Technical details & FAQ:

  • Wireless support may be added to all existing Simucube’s by plugging in a wireless receiver on the SC board (receiver sold separately)
  • Transmitter will be inside the steering wheel button plate. In 2019 there will be wheels in the market that have SC wireless transmitter out-of-the-box.
  • Special attention has been paid to transmitter energy consumption to maximize the battery life. Single battery will last over 3 years on daily hard-core use. For more casual use with long shelf life battery, 10+ years can be expected.
  • To maximize battery life, there’s no LED’s or displays on the wheel side. As many use VR headset anyways, we thought it may be better this way.

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Wow, I'm going to be radiated. :scared:

Sim racing is indeed a dangerous sport.


SimCube; is this also used by Simracingbay?
 
I am surprised that this has not been done already. I also wonder if it would be a good idea to bypass the wheelbase all together, and make a Bluetooth controller, that functions as a button box with paddles and bolt that to the wheel? Something like that could definitely work on PC, but not on current (or future) consoles due to licensing. Make it a chargeable battery operated device, and your all set. No need to make a proprietary transmitter and receiver.


I finally went to the links shared in the original post. I have to say Sim U Cube is thinking correctly about this. It isn't limited to one manufacturer, and will be available in DIY kits. Sounds great.

Will this enable Sim-U-Cube wheels to have infinate rotation?
 
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Seems like an odd way to do this. Buttons through the Simucube and not direct to the PC. I suppose as long as the info all goes out to the Pc it doesn’t matter where it’s connected.

I’ve been working on a cheap BT option and have a few ways to get there. The issue is that the budget, DIY stuff doesn’t play that nice as a gamepad but does as a keyboard. If you can map the button box to keyboard buttons it’s fairly easy and straight forward to get 10-12 buttons with 1s lipo, charger, and USB access/charging. If you want gamepad function rather than keyboard, things get tougher and less preprogrammed.
 

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